administration

Gulf Fleet Marine Corporation,
headquartered in New Orleans,
recently announced the following
appointments:
Ralph A. Vaccaro Jr. has been
named contracts manager and
will be responsible, on a worldwide
basis, for the administration,
negotiation and finalization
of all c o n t r a c t s .

The Apollo One, first oceangoing
hazardous waste incinerator ship
designed and built in the U.S.,
was launched at the Tacoma Boatbuilding
Company's Yard No. 3 in
Tacoma, Wash., recently. The $37-
million vessel and a sister ship,
the Apollo Two,

American President Lines has announced
plans to build five large
new vessels for delivery in mid-1988.
The ships are part of a three-year
capital program of approximately
$500 million to significantly improve
efficiency and expand the
company's

Harold Malterre has been named
vice president and general manager
of Pacific Towboat & Salvage
Co. of Long Beach, Calif., it
was announced by Dave Ballash,
president of Dillingham Maritime-
Western Division.
At the same time Mr. Ballash
announced the appointment of
John Turner,

The Maritime Administration
has released a technical report,
"Marine Bunker Fuels-Analysis
and Forecast of Price and Availability,"
which forecasts the possible
prices and availability of two
major bunker fuels — No. 2 marine
diesel and high sulfur residual
fuels.